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Maura

Gender
Girl
Origin
Irish
UK rank, 2025
#3,776 for girls
US rank, 2025
#1,631 for girls

Maura is a girls' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 1,631st for girls in the US (127 babies).

What does Maura mean?

Irish

A female given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, of English, Scottish and Irish usage, variant of Mary.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is Maura a girl's or a boy's name?

Maura is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 127 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Maura in the UK?

Rank in 2025
3,776th among girls
Babies in 2025
6 about 1 in 46,000 girls
Five-year trend
Rising fast up 133% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Maura, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,326th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 11 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Maura than any year since 2020.

Half of all the girls named Maura in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 474th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 11 in 20222025
Maura in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20256#3,776
20247#3,381
20238#3,098
202211#2,450
20218#3,082
20201#7,326
20194#4,904
20184#4,914
20171#7,682
20163#6,009
20151#7,629
20146#3,702
20131#7,690
20122#7,797
20112#7,640
20107#3,308
20093#5,801
20084#4,742
20077#3,060
20066#3,280
20057#2,806
20043#4,789
20037#2,574
20023#4,284
20012#5,287
20002#5,211
19999#1,921
199810#1,815
19976#2,552
19967#2,201

How popular is Maura in the US?

Rank in 2025
1,631st among girls
Babies in 2025
127 about 1 in 13,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steady down 16% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 127 girls in the US were named Maura, making it the 1,631st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,593rd. Its busiest year was 1964, with 430 girls. It first appears in the records in 1903.

2025 had more girls named Maura than any year since 2020.

Half of all the girls named Maura in the US since 1880 were born between 1965 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.

1903Busiest: 430 in 19642025
Maura in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025127#1,631
2024111#1,810
202399#1,984
2022117#1,763
202190#2,103
2020131#1,593
2019132#1,608
2018136#1,585
2017189#1,251
2016143#1,560
2015154#1,488
2014161#1,416
2013152#1,466
2012177#1,326
2011181#1,301
2010193#1,244
2009195#1,256
2008215#1,184
2007231#1,122
2006289#913
2005318#812
2004358#737
2003317#779
2002300#785
2001372#674
2000308#747
1999310#726
1998335#682
1997361#619
1996310#697
1995303#696
1994297#705
1993311#695
1992313#690
1991374#602
1990349#641
1989347#612
1988317#626
1987271#680
1986273#670
1985267#675
1984222#737
1983248#683
1982280#639
1981236#711
1980232#721
1979229#725
1978190#790
1977194#779
1976194#747
1975174#795
1974206#709
1973216#691
1972240#639
1971262#632
1970271#627
1969325#548
1968346#518
1967337#517
1966348#506
1965385#484
1964430#468
1963418#473
1962364#509
1961366#511
1960332#530
1959311#552
1958293#577
1957288#568
1956249#603
1955218#629
1954208#631
1953140#775
1952161#702
1951121#812
195080#1,017
194992#926
194899#875
194765#1,105
194657#1,120
194543#1,212
194442#1,223
194337#1,341
194232#1,438
194135#1,294
194030#1,374
193924#1,544
193825#1,505
193716#1,999
193620#1,691
193532#1,264
193424#1,518
193322#1,606
193222#1,634
193114#2,204
193013#2,424
192911#2,736
192810#2,952
192711#2,858
19268#3,563
192519#2,017
192417#2,211
19238#3,640
192211#2,956
192114#2,509
192016#2,263
19196#4,249
19188#3,511
19175#4,592
19167#3,550
19156#3,793
19140–
19136#2,825
19125#2,977
19110–
19100–
19090–
19080–
19070–
19060–
19050–
19040–
19035#1,791

Names like Maura

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Lara, Mia, Mara, Francesca, Tara, Jessica, Myla, Athena, Melissa, Cara, Marnie, Erin

Names related to Maura

Maria, Marwa, Maira, Mayra, Marya, Mahra, Marah, Mar, Meara

More Irish names

Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Maura: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maura, updated 20 October 2026.